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@user-mp6sl7ut6u

7 ай бұрын

Sounds like profile is smoothe

The PRS sounds like your drinking Fiji water while the Fender sounds like your drinking any other water but it's the middle of the night.

@cwillis

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao

@ryanfrancis6092

3 жыл бұрын

I love this. It’s perfect.

@codythedoggo7671

2 жыл бұрын

Spot on

@BParker55

2 жыл бұрын

Lmfao what an awesome comment. It's so true 😂

@maddoxhallums4869

2 жыл бұрын

Why is this so accurate

My faith in the human race (as far as the youtube community is concerned) has been restored, I have read opposing views in the comments section of this video, and people have said what they liked and what they didn't like about the Silver Sky and Fender, without bashing on each other or on the guitar companies for what they have built (yet), just like the good old days when people could have a civilized conversation with different opinions and not hate on each other... there is hope after all.

@deep_cover1879

6 жыл бұрын

DuDe YoU aRe So WrOnG, eVeRyThInG yOu SaId, FuCk OfF!.!.!.!.! just kidding I have the same thoughts on the matter, comment section elitism is like Jerry Springer, a shitshow that you can't look away from. I asked a guitar player what their opinion was on Epiphone vs Gibson for their signature model and some dude goes full mental bashing Gibson "they're going out of business cuz they suck" and was super salty to me (which btw is not true. yes there are quality issues but it stems more from the business end of the company and their unwillingness to innovate) needless to say these people are often projecting in what is seen as harmless whether it is or not. especially the guys who go on and on about guitar players that suck (according to them)

@letsgooo1637

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck you!

@j_freed

6 жыл бұрын

People can be shitty sometimes. But some people figure out being different than that has a payoff which is way more awesome. And fuck you too 4pie! :D

@the80386

6 жыл бұрын

good thing humanity doesn't depend on any individual's faith on it. recently too many people are losing their faith in humanity on the pettiest of non-issues.

@seandcannon

6 жыл бұрын

80386 , to each their own, I don't View people being able to, or not being able to communicate on social media, forums, Etc, or in general with each other in a civil manner, a petty issue, everybody has their own opinion and everyone thinks they're right, but we don't have to be nasty to each other, the petty issue is the guitar, and who makes said guitar and why. the issue I was talking about was how people treat each other and in my opinion, that's not Petty. I hope everybody has a lovely weekend.

When "Vultures" switched to the strat I was like ouuu yeah, there's the tone

@theomaddison8689

3 жыл бұрын

didnt ask

@vitofuca1037

3 жыл бұрын

@@theomaddison8689 didn't ask you either

@francisco.amorim

2 жыл бұрын

The strat reminds his most successful work.

The strat sounds more like a strat 🤔

@thiethie

3 жыл бұрын

h m m m m m

@tovarischkarno4390

3 жыл бұрын

The floor is made of floor

@sillyfarmerbilly8872

2 жыл бұрын

It really does. I know that now.

UPDATE! After I shot this video, Righteous Guitars got their 2nd Silver Sky in and noticed that the pickups were set too high from the factory which was causing string pull. They spent time setting the height and it eliminated the output difference between the PRS and Fender. This tells me a few things, mainly that John Mayer liked what he had with Fender and wanted to recreate it as closely as possible with the Silver Sky. These two guitars really are extremely close in feel and sound.

@AJbassist

6 жыл бұрын

as i said to my buddy its like dating one super hot girl u were in love wit but she changed so u got a girl that looked the same but her personality fits you better to who you are now, reading this made me thinking i am right

@TheDogPa

6 жыл бұрын

You call that stealing in a decent world.

@aaronwibr

6 жыл бұрын

Shame guess we will never know?

@tonychavalia844

6 жыл бұрын

Leo Fender himself did it 40 years ago with Music Man and G&L. He stole his design that he no longer had rights to and made it better. Apple does it all the time. It drive competition which creates innovation which raises the bar. Only the headstock is trademarked on Strats, if you notice on the clones the headstock is always slightly different.

@GIBKEL

6 жыл бұрын

Fender won and I couldn’t give a shit!

PRS is clearer, with more definition. Fender has more character and depth to the sound.

@timoxadeluxe5436

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to say the same. I would prefer fender

@American-Dragon

3 жыл бұрын

Get both

@EcDraven

3 жыл бұрын

Fender>PRS

@TonySop

3 жыл бұрын

Was about to say the opposite. Both sound amazing though. However, I would take either compared to my MIM strat lol.

@MegaGuitarplayer92

2 жыл бұрын

g&l is better than both of them especially considering the price

I love this kind of demo where you play back and forth between the two guitar with no gaps.

@jesuscisneros5361

2 жыл бұрын

right on i feel the same, all comparisons should be done like that to really tell the difference.

@stevengiordano6285

Жыл бұрын

Why did Fender fire their entire day shift ( American) if they are doing so well?

They both sound awfully similar, but I prefer the slightly fuller and brighter sound of the PRS. I find the thin frets really interesting too. Leland Sklar uses them and he's an absolute legend.

The Silver Sky sounds like a perfect guitar for a session musician that loves strats but hates their inconsistencies. Balanced when switching positions, sounds kinda different to a strat but it gets the job done. I'd only wish that the pickups weren't so noisy, but I guess that it'd compromise the tone. BLACK1 sounds heavenly and like good strat should, but there is a considerable output drop when you switch positions (Just like most strats), the bridge pickup sounds too bright in the clean tones (Just like most strats), but when everything is right you just get TONE! Does anybody else think that John's choice on frets for the Silver Sky is extremely impractical? Or am I the only one who loves mega jumbo frets?

@jackworthington5205

Жыл бұрын

The frets on the silver sky have a lower profile? I actually like that, makes the sliding more smooth

@gonzalooliveraalves

Жыл бұрын

@@jackworthington5205 yeah, sliding on smaller frets is super smooth, but I struggle with bends because I feel like I'm lacking grip on the strings, and I can feel my finger rubbing against the fretboard.

I have been playing Fenders since 1968 . I play clean without pedals thru Fender amps . Paul Reed makes some Beautiful , and super build quality guitars . The Silver Sky sounds great , but the Fender sounds warmer , and that is always my goal . I have one Fender with a 7 1/4 radius , which I consider the most comfortable radius on guitars .The 9 1/2 is also very comfortable . I would vote for the Fender !!!

@vlajkomitrovic7419

Жыл бұрын

Always Fender! Original is original. But Silver Star is really great guitar...

Both sound great to me! To be honest I probably couldn't tell the difference if I were to listen to it in a full mix.

@uelude

2 жыл бұрын

The PRS pickup signature very different to my ear. Clean and funk players would sound different on record.

@mattwilliams3104

2 жыл бұрын

What I always try to remember is 99% of people listening in the crowd couldn’t tell the difference so why should I stress over the minute tonal differences. Okay the ones that feel the best

@WOTM8

9 ай бұрын

If you thought that way then you're correct. Contrary to the popular beliefs, electric guitars' tone mostly came from your amp, capacitors, and the string you use.. So if you wanna sound like John Mayer tone, you should get the right amp & settings, the right cap, and string. the tonewood itself makes virtually no difference at all on your tone..

I feel like the fact that they sound similar is a testament to how good they both are. They are both great guitars with great tone from 2 great companies, so as far as I'm concerned there isn't any problem. In a perfect world, I'd gladly buy both of them.

The Black1 just feels like it has more character. Especially with headphones. Personal opinion of course.

@gabrielsipos

4 жыл бұрын

ButterSplat The fenders name is black1 xd

@wj2454

4 жыл бұрын

@@gabrielsipos ?

@BigTunaaaaa

3 жыл бұрын

Dawg, I’m tryna find the black one for a while now. Think you know where to look for one?

@jfw1991

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigTunaaaaa I think it was a limited run, the promo Fender did said there were only 500 made or something. Try the used market

@BigTunaaaaa

3 жыл бұрын

@@jfw1991 Aight Bet

One interesting observation I'd make, when the guy tells him the setup is out-of-the-box and he says he's kinda shocked that he assumed they had done a full set up: When I got my SS I took it to a shop to get plek'd (I can't remember why) and the tech said it was as close to perfect everywhere as he had seen, that there was really nothing he could adjust, the margins were absurdly tight. To show me, he took a new Les Paul off the wall and ran it through the machine and compared the all the readings to the SS and the difference was startlingly obvious even to someone like me who had never seen them before. It's one of the reasons I have become such a PRS fan (though I don't disparage Fenders or Gibsons or really anything else and I own both as well), they are just made at a level I've never seen another production guitar made. I have three and all three feel like boutique guitars that cost thousands more than they do.

The Righteous guys are great. I bought a PRS from them last summer, and the setup they did on it was amazing.

The PRS seems to take the classic strat sound and almost add the high end of a tele. Can’t go wrong with either.

@Atomic1710

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not for me but it does have its own tone! I don’t agree with Paul saying it’s identical to a 62 Stratocaster.. it really has its own sound

@Hue_Nery

3 жыл бұрын

Are you sure about that? High end as in treble? It seems to me,(and Rhett mentioned it) that the Fender is more piercing on the high end. The PRS sounds way more rounded. Less sharp than the fender to my ears.

@goofmane747

2 жыл бұрын

That’s such a good way of explaining it.

That PRS sound... i don't know, it's too perfect.... way too perfect that i feel a little unconfortable xD

@guyworthington6470

6 жыл бұрын

LeoAutline! M

@addisj

6 жыл бұрын

For me its almost like the difference between airy single coils and humbuckers or noiseless Single coils. That PRS just has no soul

@j_freed

6 жыл бұрын

I feel like we know how to use a Strat sound but this new sound we haven't figured out how to use yet. Maybe try a lowering pickups, and/or mess with instrument controls. What if at 7-8 it gets more Stratty (yet still has more possibilities.)

@hiro6406

6 жыл бұрын

James Addison nah you just love fender so much that you disregard the sound and go for the name

@jaskiniamestwa

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for putting my thoughts in a sentence. Exactly what I feel and hear...JUST TOO PERFECT.

I own the SS, and have to agree with the folks using the word “sterile”. It is clean and easy to get used to as feel goes. In this video, the fender has a warm depth that hopefully will start to come through as the SS ages.

@panzerlieb

4 жыл бұрын

Drop some fender pick ups in it and see if it changes anything. I’d be curious to know.

@sillyfarmerbilly8872

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I have one too. It's like playing a really great strat with dead strings on it.

I think JM was more concerned with some electronics and some ergonomics than Fender was willing to change about the strat

@Robstrap

4 жыл бұрын

He went with PRS because fender wanted him to only use fender gear

@sinjon

4 жыл бұрын

Robbie so now he only uses PRS gear lol

@Robstrap

4 жыл бұрын

@@sinjon No, they wanted him to use Fender guitars, fender amps, just fender everything. He doesnt only use PRS

@pstrokeslibsarctic

4 жыл бұрын

Nah PRS paid more

@maximalist5038

4 жыл бұрын

Noel Sj nah dude he still uses Dumble, Fender, and Two Rock amps with the silver sky. I saw him live last year and it was one of the best guitar sounds I’ve heard

Still love the fender better.

@Max-dr6rz

5 жыл бұрын

Same, I'm biased.

@Baker.Matthew

4 жыл бұрын

Im sure you can still find that brand out there if you look hard enough

@gunkanjima3408

4 жыл бұрын

I’m sure the PRS is super nice, but it’s still a high end knockoff

@shhs1227

4 жыл бұрын

@William Harvey Sarcasm went right over your head bud

Doesn’t matter how many comparisons I watch. The fender always sounds better to me. I just can’t shake the love for the quack

@sinjon

Жыл бұрын

Old comment I know but I agree. I don’t mind the quack. The Fender let’s the notes sag and has more character. The PRS sounds almost too perfect and pristine

PRS sounds like you added a bit of compression/sustain to the Strat.

@alexnelson8

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

I agree with you about the bridge pickup,the PRS sounds better.Could be because of the scooped mids? i mean the bridge pickup on a strat is already bright but if you scoop the mids that's just crazy.I heard PRS say that the 3 pickups are the same so no different winding or outputs.That being said i prefer the Fender to me PRS pickups in general have this high end quality that sounds almost digital ,like too perfect and polished .Could be just in my brain but feels like there's a compromise in the dynamic range specially when it gets louder or more aggressive. Great video

I appreciate the demo and such but I would always pick the Fender. It’s crazy how the Fender design is just timeless and great.

@irockuroll60

6 жыл бұрын

Mark I agree-unless I loved the neck better on the prs. That's the only thing that would make me choose the prs over the fender. I think the fender sounds better-has a little more pronounced top end-not harsh tho

@SuperMetalAxxe

6 жыл бұрын

I completely agree with you Mark. ...and what REALLY boils my piss, is that I know for a fact John Mayer would agree with you too if he was honest. There are many videos of him saying as much. The most notable being the one Fender released with him explaining the backstory behind Black 1 and how his #1 was manufactured (partly by JM himself at the Fender factory). I find it so annoying that he has thrown all of this in the bin and made himself look insincere (at best) or a liar (at worst). I wanted to believe that these new PRS guitars were something different, a change in his sound that would warrant a new guitar, a new manufacturer, but no, not at all. It's exactly the same guitar with a different shaped headstock and a bigger price tag (in the UK). Sad. There are hundreds of different youtube videos and blog posts, where guitar sellers, music stores, instrument collectors, JM superfans, etc - try to make out like this is something completely new and revolutionary, totally worth buying. When the truth is simply that PRS offered him more money, or Fender weren't offering what he thought was enough. Greed. Pure and simple, and the humble bedroom guitar player loses out again. Additionally the waters are further muddied by "internet experts" now claiming on guitar forums that PRS do Fender better then Fender, because JM said so.

@robertp-i4065

6 жыл бұрын

And you can get cheap strats man the PRS is costy, if they made a budget version I would be more inclined

@theskywalker7474

6 жыл бұрын

From my understanding, JM left Fender for more contractual reasons. Fender wanted him to only play Fender and nothing else (ie Fender guitars, Fender amps and nothing else). JM wanted to be able to play what he wanted (two-rock's, gibby's, whatever). This left the two parties sore, and JM got fed up and is basically giving them the middle finger for being twats.

@jonathanpolcari3856

5 жыл бұрын

Ive had both a fender custom shop and now own a silver sky. I have to say i didn’t want to, but i like the PRS more. The sound has more body and sustain. The PRS is a much better match than a Strat if you also play a Les Paul. Weirdly it is loud but doesn’t break up. How did Paul do that? Fender will never be dethroned but as for the PRS try it before you knock it.

The best review/comparison on this subject. Thank you! Very well done!

They both sound amazing.The Fender sounds like a Stratocaster and the PRS sounds like a SilverSky.

@sillyfarmerbilly8872

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but the question remains... What would you use a silver sky for? I'm being genuine. I bought a silver sky and have come to terms with the fact that it's a beautiful instrument but not a Stratocaster. So what is it?

@markuyehara7880

2 жыл бұрын

​@@sillyfarmerbilly8872 What can't it be used for and a Strat can? I haven't found anything that absolutely requires scooped mids and tons of quack.

@sillyfarmerbilly8872

2 жыл бұрын

@@markuyehara7880 I wrote that comment at a strange time in my life. I would take a silver sky over almost any strat in the world

PRS: more low end, Strat: more agressive attacks. There is no big difference in term of “fender-ish” sound.

Both great. Buy the one you want and stop whining everyone.

@gurumajuindonesia

3 жыл бұрын

agree!

@elmoblatch9787

3 жыл бұрын

No

I've not played either guitar but it just struck me how wonderful it is to be alive and a guitar player these days. To have such beautiful precision instruments to choose from and them only the tiniest fraction of what is available from all vendors. The future is looking very bright indeed.

I just gots to say; I like how the PRS looks and feels but that is why a strat will always be on top, the SOUND!!!

For all the hate, you've gotta hand it to the silver sky. It does sound great. I'd say I prefer it to the Fender. I play a Fender btw so I'm not biased.

@Atomic1710

4 жыл бұрын

You jus want something new

When he threw the Mayer version of Aint No Sunshine in there...🤘🏼

Both souds like strats. PRS sound like it has a set of pickups that are great with mid and high ranges and the fender is balanced towards a little bit to the low side. Both are strarsm both sound great.

The PRS is a corrected EQ to my ears . The fender sounds nice as they do of course . The PRS just sounds more modern and tweaked less quirky, a little boomy on the bottom and looser on the top , which many would find pleasing .

FWIW, Fender didn't offer anything other than a 7.25" neck radius until 1975-1976 or so. That means that all that great Fender tone and playing by Clapton, Beck, Hendrix, Buchanan, Bloomfield, Page, et. al. was played on a 7.25" neck. As far as these two guitars are concerned, to my ears the PRS had more "presence" and the Fender has more "sparkle". I recently sold my '89 AS Strat and bought a G&L USA Legacy and I couldn't be happier.

Thought I'd try a Silver sky at the music store. Played it and never let go, Came home with me that day. For those who aren't a fan, I'd insist you try it out at the store. You'll come to realise how great the neck feels. PRS are excellent guitars!

@dannyb4826

2 жыл бұрын

I was just at a music store in Ottawa they had 3 !! i tried all of them and walked out with the blue ...... had to buy a prs hard case too..... didn't like the soft case that came with. I love it !!!!

Fender all the way! In fact, a PRS dealer who went to a friend of mine's guitar store to promote the SilverSky tried it, head to head with a Fender Strat, and everybody in the store (including the PRS dealer) agreed that the Fender sounded MUCH better.

Love the video just because it's you playing guitars! I have to say these comparisons are so subjective. There is so much going on... the player's connection with the guitar, how new the strings are, what you expect to get out of the guitar... all have an effect on the way you feel and play.

Beautiful visual nature to the Fender - the color blend is A+++. The PSR sounded more pure, the fingering seemed so effortless to reach the goals of those bending strings. I'd take the Fender to the Ball - a little more flash, but, I'd take the PRS to the bed, and play it all night!

I think of a Strat as a 'treble' guitar, in that its most characteristic tones are in the upper registers. A PRS has a lot more bass resonance.

The prs sounded like a digital program to me. The fender just has that mojo. Its sound had more character. It is timeless and cemented in guitar history. Above all, the silver sky never would have existed if it weren't for the strat. Period.

@DannyBrooks1

5 жыл бұрын

Your point about the Sky would not exist without the Strat could also be true about Charvel, G&L, Suhr, Tom Anderson etc....... we could go on on on with a list. PRS is just another option for guitar players. I don’t get all the controversy over the PRS Sky.

@flowgoi1741

5 жыл бұрын

Danny Brooks Probably because it's a straight up clone of a Fender. Out of all PRS guitars I've seen, they all looked unique, even with the dual cutaway bodies, they still look unique. This one doesn't, it just tries to look too much like a strat.

@BrentODell

5 жыл бұрын

It's no more a clone that any other Strat clone, though. So, people are mad that PRS made a guitar that looks less PRS? Fender and Gibson haven't updated designs in a long time, which is why so many companies make strat and les paul style guitars. People like the overall look/vibe/etc. but want some tweaks that Fender/Gibson don't have

@flowgoi1741

5 жыл бұрын

Brent O'Dell Because it's not just some chinese brand, it's a PRS. And they didn't just make a guitar that looks less PRS, they made a guitar that looks 90% like a Fender. That's the issue here.

@BrentODell

5 жыл бұрын

@@flowgoi1741 so why aren't Suhr, etc. an issue? They're high-end guitars that are also 95% Strat, and no one seems to care. I don't have a dog in this fight, I'm just curious why everyone has an issue with PRS making a Strat company when pretty much every other guitar company has also done it.

finally a silver sky demo that doesnt have the guitar super clean for the entire video

I can’t explain it, I like the PRS better. I don’t know if it is the way the instrument is dialed in is different or just a solid tonal difference, but I like it!

Thank you Rhett for the "apples to apples" comparison of the John Mayer Signature guitars in terms of him being an active part in the design process of both. In my humble opinion, the PRS sounds very good and it comes from a great company that has been doing a great deal of innovation in the guitar world. However, the Fender JM Strat in my opinion really has better tone and that overall ambience and openness of sound that the majority of society has heard on John Mayer's albums. Maybe if he would have made his mark with the PRS, things would be totally different, but he chose the Strat; and that's the sound that we all like in terms of his music and in countless classic tones ranging from Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, SRV, Jeff Beck, David Gilmour and countless professional artists that enjoy the Fender sound. Also, most of the tone comes from your heart and soul, translated through your fingers and then via your choice of guitar pedals and amplifier. Again, this is just my humble opinion and everything is subjective...

@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess

Жыл бұрын

What are you talking about? The silversky IS a Strat, just made by PRS. If there's any difference in tone it's just the pickups, that can be swapped in any guitar

as someone who has watched as many videos as possible featuring the silver sky and has been working towards getting one, this is actually the first video I've watched where another guitar beat out the silver sky for me. Still love the silver sky but damn that fender sounds phenomenal

KZread comparisons are great for starting conversations which lead to arguments but that’s about it. So many variables make up a particular tone that’s it’s almost impossible to make a decision on the better sounding instrument via a YT video. One thing I wish more people would mention is their particular settings of the tone and volume knobs which make a HUGE difference. We can use terms like, “bright” and “hotter” and “smooth” to describe a particular guitar in a certain pup position and then, with a turn of a knob, it changes completely. Comparisons like this are fun to watch and discuss, but that’s about it.

I will need headphones to truly gauge this comparison but what i could tell it seems like they varied a bit. There is something about the Fender pick up that i havent really heard truly replicated, the character along with warmth, a little of that bite as you scrape or sweep, its iconic. I wasnt hearing that out of the PRS. The PRS sounded fantastic but it didnt have the character. I will say this, The Silver Sky sounded like it could be overall more versatile in terms of tones JM could be trying to accomplish however, he still plays his strat quite a bit soo that says something. The Strat had the bite, the character, that scoop we have all grown to love and chase. I pick Strat by a smidge barring a headphones test.

PRS sounds a bit cold/sterile. And... I can't get used to the headstock on a strat shaped body. It just looks off. Love the birds though!

@jakecal6802

4 жыл бұрын

J Pienaar yeah I love PRS but the fender plays way better.

@jakecal6802

4 жыл бұрын

I mean- compared to a silver sky. An American standard PRS that’s a whole other beast.

@Atomic1710

4 жыл бұрын

I cant stand the PRS headstock

@jakecal6802

4 жыл бұрын

slayer- ye Just on the Strat shape PRS or all PRS head stocks in general?

@Atomic1710

4 жыл бұрын

Jake Cal In general, it’s really the shape of the headstock doesn’t do it for me . An example of a different type of headstock that I think is well done is the musicman - cutlass

The strat has got much more soul and character...

@energon_productions205

4 жыл бұрын

Would you mind to elaborate

@besirnakiboglu6037

4 жыл бұрын

ENERGON_PRODUCTIONS because the fender has a twang, it sounds like a strat, which makes it have soul and character but in my opinion the warm clean sound of the prs is muuuuuch better

@panzerlieb

4 жыл бұрын

ENERGON_PRODUCTIONS the PRS is a tad lifeless, a little to neutered. The Strat just has a kind of sparkle to its sound. They always have. I’m not sure what’s lacking in the PRS. Could be the pick ups or how the bridge or the neck is made, idk. It would be interesting to hear the PRS pick ups mounted in a Strat and vise versa. It would answer a lot of questions.

@Daveymallon

4 жыл бұрын

What he means is there is a really lovely body across the whole sound of the Fender whereas the PRS seems a bit monotone in its depth of colour. It’s not a bad sounding guitar, far from it but the Fender has the X factor, The PRS doesn’t!

@remoevans2793

4 жыл бұрын

ENERGON_PRODUCTIONS What he means is he always has been and always will be a Fender Strat guy 😂

This video has made me realize how much I miss John on the strat. Really enjoy his tone and all on the SS, but man, the Fender is just classic Mayer in my opinion.

Thanks, Rhett! Definitely, more focused tone with the PRS, with better definition, and - what sounds like - higher output. I gather intonation-wise, it was spot on and oozed quality. They will be selling volumes of those.

After OWNING many American and import strats and hating something about each one, I picked up a Silver Sky and bought it on spot. I won't own a Fender again after having played multiple SS in the past few weeks.

the fender sounds so so damn good just has "more" of everything just to be sure I closed my eyes and just listened still the strat

The strat looks and sounds the best in my opinion...love it

Holy 60 cycle hum Batman! Wasn't expecting that much noise from either piece knowing the costs.

@Sirriffsalot

4 жыл бұрын

Thar amp I beleive is noisy

@panzerlieb

4 жыл бұрын

They both use single coil pick ups, of course there’s 60cycle hum. However it could be better as neither of these guitars comes shielded in any way. You might think for the price they are asking that they would. I mean what’s an extra $60 - $70 on top of the $3000 they’re ask for these. Very disappointing

I'd be happy to have any of the two

@philippedubern4650

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree !

My vote goes to the Fender Black1. It sounds better (not by much), but the aesthetics on the Fender is beautiful. PRS headstock on a strat body doesn't seem ideal. Great review and demo.

I'll take the Strat!!!! I know PRS is the thing now with many musicians. This musician is dancing with the one I came with!

I've always loved Strats and that's always what's caught my eyes and ears. I've owned a '59 AVRI Strat for a hot minute and love it to pieces. I have the black with mint, just because I always loved the look of the JM signature, and have always loved him. Just yesterday I had the chance to buy a Silver Sky online after demoing one in a local shop, and I am so excited to get it in. I've had some people tell me to now sell my Fender, but I don't think I'll ever have the heart to do it. There's just something about a Fender's imperfections and quirks that just make it so wonderful.

@davideyskens8720

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like one has nickle strings other stainless steel. PRS stainless making it sound sterile compared to JM. There is a big tonal difference here with the JM sounding more musical, clearer, defined, less springy with string noise than JM..JM little more compressed in good way.

Thanks, Rhett. Another fair and objective video. To me, the PRS sounded better and had a little fatter tone and more clarity. It also seemed like the Fender's neck pickup had a lot more hum than the PRS. Both sounded great, but the PRS won the shootout IMO.

@boucharding

6 жыл бұрын

find me a fender you dont have to roll the tone knob off a bit, very much a fender thing.

The Fender is better. Hands down.

@jerryx2000

6 жыл бұрын

lol

@javacody

6 жыл бұрын

The PRS pickups clearly sound better.

@rowbocaster

6 жыл бұрын

Should not be EQ'd the same, totally different guitar.

@jgl2222

5 жыл бұрын

rowbocaster THANK YOU! Somebody has it figured out. 🤷🏾‍♂️

@Baghuul

5 жыл бұрын

I think the paint and shape of the new prs helps alot with the better tone

I have an AM Pro 2 Tele and an SS, with a Boogie California Tweed. I would say that in this video the Fender sounds much warmer, but that's maybe without much tone adjustment between the two which I think is required. It's not apples to apples. Thanks for your video, you're a great player and it makes it more fun to enjoy these instruments.

First of all. Great video intro. Loved hearing the two styles interchange like like. They are both great. Fender sounds like a 60 gto. PRS sounds like a viper if you remember vipers. Drive the gto down a canyon road in the morning and take the viper down the strip at night. Best of both worlds. Great comment thread by the way.

Great effort and editing. I wondered how close JM's new PRS was to a Strat.

The Fender seems to have a better tone to my ear.

@erikkassner9324

4 жыл бұрын

We have a contrarian

@ronm2099

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Fender has a warmer better balanced tone. Treble too sharp on the PRS.

I remember back in the mid 90's the guitarist in a band I was in traded his Les Paul for a 2400.00 PRS 10 top. PRS makes such gorgeous guitars to look at but they have always left me feeling flat in terms of sonic mojo, regardless of the model. I remember really missing the tone of his Les Paul. I feel that way about this video comparison as well. To his credit, PRS has carved out a very respectable place in the retail guitar market. To me, PRS guitars are the super attractive person you lust after from across the room at a party - then you talk to them for a while and decide you'd rather go home alone.

It may be just me but I can hear what John was describing about removing unwanted high frequencies in the pickups. Great video.

I’m sure the PRS is amazing, but I really like the sound of the Fender.

The Fender has much more depth and thickness in the sound, which I really love

Both sound pretty good to me. Different horses for different courses.

gotta love that strat sound. can't beat it

They both sound the exact same to me. They both sound like nice high end strats. I'd be happy with either. I don't get the big deal.

@RadioFW

6 жыл бұрын

Mister Knight Owl people like to be outraged about nothing

@armanzakwan1898

4 жыл бұрын

Fender fanboys

The Fender has some soul to it. The PRS sounds dry and sterile. It would've been nice to have compared a NOS Fender JM to the PRS. Perhaps, Rhett's guitar sounds better because it's broken in.

@Pheonix2022

6 жыл бұрын

In a blind test you never would've noticed. Not buyin it.

@nicholasse7enfold

5 жыл бұрын

The copied version prs sounds like N4 noiseless pickups to me

@benwillard2998

5 жыл бұрын

And you of course are a Fender owner.

@ObeseModetoBeastMode

5 жыл бұрын

Broken in? 😂

So cool you got your hands on these guitars.

I was really impressed with the clean tones you were getting from the bridge pickup on both of them. No icepick 👌🏼👌🏼

The PRS sounds “new” while the Fender sounded old and broken in. Which it is I guess

Thanks Rhett for the review. I am a PRS owner (live near the factory) and got to touch a pre-release red Silver Sky a few weeks ago. Nice neck and typical PRS attention quality. The modified PRS headstock design (done for John's comfort) may draw fire, but certainly less than an inverted Fender design or similar silliness. Less of a fan of the contrasting paint on the lower bout -- seems like an unneeded complication. The Fender sounds richer to me on this, and most, of the KZread videos out so far. We may some day hear more about the reason this guitar even exists, namely an apparent lack of support at Fender for his particular desires, as he recently posted. The Strat shape may simply be his departing poke in their eye. And Righteous Guitars is now on my agenda when I visit my folks in Georgia. Better leave wallet at home, however.

The strat has more of a dirty grit to it and the PRS sounds like a clean clean, its very clear. I like both guitars equally.

Imitation is the ultimate compliment. That being said, the Fender sounds wayyyy better than it's imitator.

The Fender sounds open and more vintage. The PRS sounds compressed. I should hear them through my own amp.

Both sounds great .. but fender has this sweet distinct sound that i really like...

Got a 99 model 56 Fender Custom Shop RI with the 7.25 radius. Hated it, but after some getting use to it, I must admit less is more. Sure there is a learning curve, but it surely improved my playing style. Give it a try.

Obviously a great strat is a great strat but I really enjoyed the little bit of the silver sky I played once. Felt great in my hands and I loved how clear it sounded, especially in those 2 and 4 positions.

Every time it switches back to the fender, the headstock looks more and more like a banana. Lol

I like the sound of the PRS with a pick but the strat for fingerstyle.

The PRS Silver Sky costs around $2,500. The Black 1 I saw on Reverb is going for $7281. So, you can have almost 3 Silver Sky's for the price of the Fender.

JM said in an instagram live video he always left both tone knobs down to around 7-5 on the Fenders. He said they had a weird high freq he didnt like. He also addressed it when making the PRS, so he leave them at 10. A truer comparison would be to test with tone knobs rolled down and then compensate the amps tone. It also explains why you think the bridge is really bright, because it is. But he always had the tone knob down.

I like the pups better on the Strat. I also just can't get past the PRS headstock. It just doesn't look right.

Sound wise they seem fairly comparable. The PRS sounds a more even tone, and I do prefer it... but my god does the Fender win on aesthetics by a country mile.

2 frets on the PRS vs 21 in the Fender means slightly tighter spacing in the upper register.

Thank you for using the same fret board wood on both cant begin to state how annoyed i was getting when trying to find a decent comparison.

The PRS sounds a bit more open, better treble response.

@kalschimmers2197

4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Smooth

Just me or does the strat have a little more bite to it, whereas the PRS sounds a bit more rounded at the top.

How great is it that we have choice! For some people the PRS will hit the mark, for others it will be the Fender. Both are sick guitars and deserve a thumbs up. Cool video Rhett!

Strat with out of phase position (between bridge pickup and middle pickup) is iconic and so really "emotional". Both sound good but for that real strat sound - the Fender takes it...Both nice though...

Cool vid Rhett. Thanks for posting this. Just out of curiosity, how new are the strings on your personal black one strat? When comparing similar style guitars, I've found it very helpful to eliminate the variable of new strings vs old strings. I honestly prefer the PRS in your vid, but I suspect some of that may be fresh strings versus played in strings.

Another vote for the Fender.

Nice review. One thing noticed by the guys at Andertons TV is that the pole pieces of the pickups follow the curvature of the neck, unlike their asymmetrical arrangement on a standard strat.

I played a Silver Sky for about 10 minutes at my local music store yesterday and it was lovely. The pickups sound very warm and defined and th neck was amazing. I don't have the money for it but it feels like very fine guitar. I would love one.